WinHex file name buffer overflow
| winhex-filename-bo (20139) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WinHex is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted file name to overflow a buffer and cause the system to crash or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- WinHex, WinHex 12.05 SR-14
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- WinHex Web page, WinHex: Computer Forensics & Data Recovery Software, Hex Editor & Disk Editor at http://www.x-ways.net/winhex/index-m.html.
- CVE-2005-1187: Heap-based buffer overflow in WinHex 12.05 SR-14, and possibly other versions, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name argument. NOTE: since this overflow is in the command line of an unprivileged program, it is highly likely that this is not a vulnerability.
- SECTRACK ID: 1013727: WinHex Can Be Crashed With Maformed Filename
Reported:
Apr 15, 2005
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